So, my mom was in the hospital about two years ago from eating undercooked liver at Liverfest, the name we call the family reunions for my mom's side (even though we see the people there just about every weekend, birthday and minor holiday, but i digress.) She was in this sickness induced haze, under heavy medication, and on comes the commercial for the Swivel Sweeper... a little mini vacuum thing. That commercial, coupled with her sickness induced haze, brainwashed her into buying one. From September until Christmas, she was craving this Swivel Sweeper. Finally she got one. It is possible one of the loudest pieces of cleaning equipment ever created.The 2nd or third time I used it, about a year ago, I broke the handle, so now it is firmly taped into place with about a pound of Scotch tape.